Rendall Munroe
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname(s) | The Binman, 2 Tone |
| Born | 1 June 1980[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Weight | Super-bantamweight, Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 69.5 in (177 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Win by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Rendall Munroe (born 1 June 1980) is an English former professional boxer. He held the European, Commonwealth and English super-bantamweight titles. Known as 'The Boxing Binman' due to his dayjob as a binman, Munroe and his corner men used to make their ring walk wearing fluorescent yellow binman jackets.
Early stages, English title
With an amateur record of 30 wins and 10 losses,[citation needed] Munroe had his first professional fight on 20 September 2003, when he stopped Joel Viney in the third round at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham.[3]
After 10 wins, he challenged Andy Morris for the British featherweight title but lost by unanimous decision in Edinburgh.[4]
Munroe's first title win came three fights later when he beat Marc Callaghan for the vacant English super-bantamweight championship.[3][5]
European and Commonwealth champion
Munroe defeated European super-bantamweight champion, Kiko Martínez, by majority decision again at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre on 7 March 2008.[6][7]
He successfully defended the title three times during 2008, against Salem Bouaita,[8][9] Arsen Martirosian, [10][11] and Fabrizio Trotta.[12][13]
On 27 February 2009 at Barnsley Metrodome, Munroe faced a rematch with Kiko Martínez, who had been installed as the mandatory challenger, and defeated the Spaniard once more, this time by unanimous decision.[14][15]
On 2 May 2009, Munroe captured the Commonwealth title with a unanimous decision victory over Ghanaian boxer Isaac Nettey at Crowtree Leisure Centre in Sunderland.[16][17]
Back at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre on 20 November 2009, he defeated Simone Maludrottu by unanimous decision to retain his European title.[18][19]
World championship opportunity
On 23 April 2010 at Coventry Skydome, Munroe stopped Victor Terrazas in the ninth round of an eliminator to challenge WBC super-bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka.[20][21]
He lost to Nishioka by unanimous decision on 24 October 2010 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, with all three judges scoring the fight 119–109.[22][23]
New promotor and first retirement
On 17 January 2011, Munroe received an Honoured Citizen Award in his home city of Leicester,[24] from Lord Mayor Colin Hall, in recognition of his work in promoting the city.
In March 2011, Munroe, who had previously been promoted by Frank Maloney, signed an 18-month deal[25] with Hatton Promotions for forthcoming fights,[26] the first being at the MEN Arena where he captured the vacant WBA international super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Andrei Isaeu on 16 April 2011.[27]
Munroe fought against Scott Quigg for the WBA Interim super-bantamweight title at Manchester Velodrome on 16 June 2012. However, the fight was ruled a technical draw in the third round after Munroe suffered a cut over his right eye from an accidental clash of heads.[28][29]
A rematch took place at Manchester Arena on 24 November 2012. Quigg won by stoppage in the sixth round.[30][31]
On 13 December 2012, Munroe announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference at King Power Stadium in Leicester.[3][32][33]
Comeback, title chances and second retirement
He made a return to the ring on 12 May 2013 with a first-round stoppage of Laszlo Fekete at Club Republic in Leicester.[34][35]
Munroe challenged British featherweight champion Lee Selby at Cardiff International Arena on 1 February 2024 with the vacant European featherweight title also up for grabs. He lost by technical knockout in the sixth round.[36][37]
On 19 April 2014, he took on Commonwealth featherweight title holder, Josh Warrington, at Manchester Arena. Munroe quit on his stool at the end of the seventh round.[38] He announced his second, and final, retirement from professional boxing immediately after the fight.[39][40]